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Thousands of Sengon Tree Pests Attacked

Liputan6.com, Tasikmalaya: Pests attacked thousands of tree species of wood plants or Albasia sengon spread across districts in the area of Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java. One farmer Albasia, Amur (55), said the pest is causing damage to the stump that may cause the demise of wood growth.

He explains, tree pests are not usually well developed even experienced the death of the tree. "We're still confused membasminya, ways in which today's farmers with a burning stick or twig affected pest," he said in Tasikmalaya, Wednesday (24 / 3).

Assess the damage he caused thousands of tree pests have occurred since last year that attacked the various ages of trees. These pests cause lumps of white spots on the branches or trunk of the tree until the tree becomes ugly and even ended up dead. "Normally the trees which have been hit hard to treat until finally led to the death of plants," he said.

He along with other farmers had tried to prevent the accumulation of tree pests and sprayed by the treatment, but the results have not been proven. He assumed the pest originated from Albasia tree seedlings brought from outside Tasikmalaya. "Because most of these saplings imported from outside Tasikmalaya," he said. (ADO / Ant)